By kevin.nix
Building on Fred Karger’s work on the National Organization for Marriage, we went over to NOM’s office this morning to ask for their 2009 tax returns for both their (c) 3 and (c) 4. I asked the individual who answered the door (video below) if I could get a copy of their returns for 2009. He said they were posted on the NOM web site. We did not see them on that site. They have posted their 2008 and 2007 returns; nothing for ’09.
According to IRS regulations, any non-profit organization (which NOM is) has to produce its returns if asked for in-person on the same day of the request. This means the National Organization for Marriage has until the end of the day to give them up.
If they don’t make public their Form 990: (a) the organization is subject to a $20 per-day penalty for every day it fails to respond, with a maximum penalty of $10,000; and (b) public disclosure noncompliance can be filed with the IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division.
If NOM doesn’t produce their ’09 returns by midnight tonight, they will be violation of IRS regulations that govern every other nonprofit organization. NOM is no exception. We’ll see what happens, but withholding tax returns from public view indicates, yet again, a strange need operate secretively and cover up who their donors are.
We’ll be updating as the story develops. Video of this morning’s exchange:
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